Georgia Code, Title 50, Chapter 16, Article 2 - State Properties Code

• § 50-16-30 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State Properties Code."
• § 50-16-31 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Acquire," "acquisition," and "acquiring" mean the obtaining of real property by any method including, but not...
• § 50-16-32 - Creation, Membership, and Organization of State Properties Commission; Transfer of Assets, Obligations, Responsibilities, Funds, Personnel, Equipment, and Facilities From the Department of Administrative Services
  (a) There is created within the executive branch of state government a public body which shall be known as the State Properties Commission and...
• § 50-16-33 - Assignment of State Properties Commission to Department of Administrative Services
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2005, p. 100, § 21/SB 158, effective April 12, 2005.
• § 50-16-34 - Powers and Duties of State Properties Commission Generally
  The commission, in addition to other powers and duties set forth in other Code sections of this article, shall have the power and duty...
• § 50-16-34.1 - Acquisition of Property Within Railroad Lines Abandoned As Operating Rail Lines
  (a) The State Properties Commission is empowered and may acquire from a railroad company the real property, including the right of way, and any...
• § 50-16-35 - State Property Officer; Employment of Personnel by the Commission; Merit System; Rights Under Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
  (a)(1) The Governor shall appoint a state property officer who shall serve as the executive director of the commission. The state property officer shall:...
• § 50-16-36 - Maintenance of Records by State Properties Commission; Open to Public Inspection
  The commission shall cause all of its records including, but not limited to, minutes or transcripts, reports, studies, forms of instruments, bidding papers, notices,...
• § 50-16-37 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations by State Properties Commission; Penalty for Violation
  (a) The commission is authorized to adopt, after reasonable notice and hearing thereon, such rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate in exercising...
• § 50-16-38 - All State Entities to Acquire Real Property Through Commission; Exceptions; Procedure for Handling Acquisition Requests; Funds for Acquisitions; Donations; Conveyance of Title
  (a) Except for: (1) All acquisitions of real property by the Department of Transportation and the Board of Regents of the University System of...
• § 50-16-39 - Public Competitive Bidding Procedure for Sales and Leases; Acceptance or Rejection of Bids by Commission, General Assembly, or Governor; Execution of Leases and Deeds
  (a) Subject to authorization by the General Assembly as provided in Code Section 50-16-40, any conveyance, other than a grant of easement, lease, or...
• § 50-16-40 - Consideration of Conveyances by the General Assembly
  (a) Approval by the General Assembly of conveyances generally. (1) The commission shall prepare each conveyance of property with a value of $500,000.00 or...
• § 50-16-41 - Rental Agreements Without Competitive Bidding Authorized; Limitations; Commission Charged With Managing Administrative Space of All State Entities; Standards Governing the Utilization of Administrative Space; Reassignment of Administrative Space; Rules and Regulations
  (a) Notwithstanding any provisions and requirements of law to the contrary, the commission is authorized to negotiate, prepare, and enter into in its own...
• § 50-16-42 - Revocable License Agreements Without Competitive Bidding Authorized; Terms and Conditions; Telephone Lines Construction Provisions Unaffected; Exception
  (a) Notwithstanding any provisions and requirements of law to the contrary, the commission shall have the exclusive power to negotiate, prepare, and grant in...
• § 50-16-43 - Leasing of State Owned Lands for Exploration and Extraction of Mineral Resources
  (a) The commission for and on behalf of and in the name of the state is authorized to enter into, without the necessity of...
• § 50-16-44 - Power of Eminent Domain; Provisions Cumulative and Not to Supersede Other Powers; Form of Proceedings; Acquisition of Public Property or Interest
  (a) The commission, acting for and on behalf of and in the name of the state, is empowered to take or damage by condemnation...
• § 50-16-45 - Department of Natural Resources Authorized to Convey Certain Property Without Commission Approval
  The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to convey to municipalities, counties, or combinations thereof, in the name of the state, by appropriate instrument,...
• § 50-16-46 - State Agencies Directed to Provide State Properties Commission With Technical Assistance
  The Department of Natural Resources, the Public Service Commission, and all other state agencies are requested and directed to provide such technical assistance and...
• § 50-16-47 - Article to Be Construed Liberally
  This article shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes of the article.

Last modified: October 14, 2016